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Poe’s Early Life
Edgar Poe was born on January 19th, 1809 to traveling actors Eliza and David Poe. When Edgar was a baby, David abandoned the family, leaving Eliza to support three young children. In a devastating turn, Eliza contracted tuberculosis and spent the last few months of her life in Richmond. She died on December 8th, 1811 at the age of 24, leaving behind her three children. Two-year-old Edgar was taken in by Richmond couple John and Frances Allan. Edgar was never officially adopted, a cause and result of constant tensions between him and his foster father. He did not take their last name, but instead he became Edgar Allan Poe. As a teenager Poe enjoyed the life of the elite upper-class.
In 1824, a young Edgar Allan Poe was a part of a junior honor color guard that escorted the Revolutionary War General Marquis de Lafayette around Richmond, Virginia. Lafayette and the color guard stopped at Richmond’s Old Stone House to visit the Ege family, who had assisted in the American Revolution. Poe stood guard on the front steps of the house. 98 years later, the Old Stone House became the Poe Museum.
At the age of 17, Edgar traveled to Charlottesville to attend the University of Virginia (UVA). He left behind a fiancé, Elmira Royster, who promised to
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The Baffling Death reveal Edgar Allan Poe
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Edgar Allan Poe Timeline
1809
1810
1 year old- Edgar's parents separate. Elizabeth Poe takes the children.
- Beethoven composes his famous piano piece, Fur Elise.
1811
2 years old- Edgar's mother, Elizabeth dies.
- Mr. and Mrs. John Allan adopt Edgar Poe.
1812
3 years old1813
4 years old1814
5 years old1815
6 years old1816
7 years old1817
8 years old1818
9 years old1819
10 years old1820
11 years old- Edgar returns to the United States and continues his schooling.
- Florence Nightingale is born on May 12, in Italy.
1821
12 years old1822
13 years old1823
14 years old- Edgar attends the academy of William Burke, succeeds in athletics.
1824
15 years old1825
16 years old1826
17 years old- Edgar attends the University of Virginia, goes by "Edgar Poe".
- James Fenimore Cooper, 37, writes "The Last of the Mohicans".
1827
18 years old- Poe drops out of school because John Allan won't give him any money.
- Poe writes and prints his first book, "Tamerlane and other Poems".
- Poe can't support himself so he joins the United States Army.
- Ludwig Van Beethoven dies.
1828
19 years old- Edgar Poe does well in the Army, attains rank of sergeant major.
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